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Recognised as Colour

#BCDCF0

  • #BCDCF0
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#BCDCF0 is a blue with RGB values 188, 220, 240 and HSL 203°, 63%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#BCDCF0#BCDCF0
HEX#BCDCF0
RGBrgb(188, 220, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.8627, 0.9412
RGB percentages73.7%, 86.3%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(203.1, 63.4%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.1, 21.7%, 94.1%)
CMYK21.7%, 8.3%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,377,328
CSS custom property--colour: #BCDCF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.63:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#43230F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3DBF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCD5F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#AEE1E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 5.4Light steelblue · ΔE 9.3Powder blue · ΔE 9.4Lavender · ΔE 12.1Sky blue · ΔE 13.6Light grey · ΔE 14.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 5.45, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0D0BC
Analogous#BCF0EA, #BCC2F0
Triadic#F0BCDC, #DCF0BC
Split complementary#F0BCC2, #F0EABC
Tetradic#EABCF0, #F0D0BC, #C2F0BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E6F2F9
Darker −10%#92C6E7
Darker −20%#69B0DD
Darker −30%#3F9BD4
Darker −40%#2980B7
More saturated +25%#B2DEFA
Less saturated −25%#C6DAE6

Channel breakdown

R188
G220
B240
Red188 (73.7%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue203.08°
Saturation (HSL)63.41%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G DC · B F0

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